Doctor Odyssey’s Fall Finale provided twists on the year’s final voyage and an insane amount of small rubber duckies. Avery is left navigating how to break the news about her bundle of joy on the way.
The episode titled “Quackers” opened with a giant duckie sailing behind the Odyssey, where Captain Massey, Max, Avery, and Tristan already looked exasperated before the week had even begun.
Lenore explains the importance of Quackers week in the industry to Massey and advises him to take on the role of the “cheery host.” Rosie and Cory also instruct their fellow crew members to paint a “quacker” that represents each of them and hide it on the ship. There will also be a hunt for the golden quacker. Whoever wins will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
Tristan and Vivian are attached at the hip, bonding over Quackers Week, while Max and Avery are equally inseparable, united in their hatred of Quackers Week. Vivian opens up to Tristan about the inspiration behind her Van Gogh duckie, revealing that her dad used to be a guard at a museum in New York. Max admits to Avery that he’s against animals having to ingest the plastic from the toys. Hints begin to drop about Avery’s pregnancy when the paint smell starts to make her feel nauseous, leading to her taking a test.
Jill and Jerry Manafort, the founders of Quackers United, also come aboard the ship. Jerry picks up a penny on the table, which initially seems innocent but is later revealed to be anything but.
Avery confides in her two best friends, who have arrived on the Odyssey, sharing that she got into medical school and is also pregnant, and they engage in some girl talk. She expresses her worry about a baby changing her plans for medical school.
The race to find everyone’s duckies begins as they get hidden everywhere like towels, desk drawers, liquor shelves, and more.
In the pool where Vivian and Tristan lay together, there are hundreds of rubber ducks which the two joke about. Vivian questions Tristan about where they stand, and he says he wants the two of them to get to know each other slowly. He also opens up about his childhood and the boarding school he attended. Max tries to warn the two about the bacteria the duckies hold, but they don’t listen and end up getting bacterial conjunctivitis. This keeps them from doing their jobs for the rest of Quackers Week.
At dinner, things get a bit strange when Jerry picks up a gold coin and eats it. It’s discovered that he also ate the penny he picked up earlier. It turns out that this wouldn’t be the first or second time he has done this. Mr. Manafort is later diagnosed with Pica which is a disorder that makes people eat non-food things. 18 objects are removed from Jerry’s body when Max and Avery perform his surgery.
Just when things start to stabilize, Max wakes Avery up because he feels something is wrong. They find that a large area of Jerry’s bowels is necrotic and jump into action to save his life. The chemistry between Max and Avery is clear when they comfort each other after the surgery.
The big three tell Jill that her husband is being transferred to a hospital on the shore, but she’s hesitant to leave the Odyssey. They all talk through it, and Avery helps Jill pack her items.
In the thrilling finale’s climax, Avery summons Max and Tristan to the infirmary, where she drops her bombshell: she’s pregnant, symbolized by pink and blue duckies. Max tries to assure her that she can still do medical school and have a baby, but she’s not ready to hear that. Tristan vocalizes that this must be Avery’s decision and that they’ll be there to figure it out.
Avery has a lot to think about and has shaky waters ahead to cross. It will be interesting to see how she handles it all and how it will impact Max, Tristan, and the ship as a whole. Ryan Murphy’s hit medical drama will return on Thursday March 6, 2025. The first half of the series is now streaming on Hulu.
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